Probing the nature of the χc1(3872) state using radiative decays



Aaij, R, Abdelmotteleb, ASW, Abellan Beteta, C, Abudinén, F, Ackernley, T, Adefisoye, AA, Adeva, B, Adinolfi, M, Adlarson, P, Agapopoulou, C
et al (show 1108 more authors) (2024) Probing the nature of the χc1(3872) state using radiative decays. Journal of High Energy Physics, 2024 (11). 121-. ISSN 1126-6708, 1029-8479

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Abstract

<jats:p>A<jats:sc>bstract</jats:sc>: The radiative decays χ<jats:sub>c1</jats:sub>(3872) → ψ(2S) γ and χ<jats:sub>c1</jats:sub>(3872) → J/ψγ are used to probe the nature of the χ<jats:sub>c1</jats:sub>(3872) state using proton-proton collision data collected with the LHCb detector, corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 9 fb<jats:sup> <jats:italic>−</jats:italic>1</jats:sup>. Using the B<jats:sup>+</jats:sup> → χ<jats:sub>c1</jats:sub>(3872)K<jats:sup>+</jats:sup> decay, the χ<jats:sub>c1</jats:sub>(3872) → ψ(2S) γ process is observed for the first time and the ratio of its partial width to that of the χ<jats:sub>c1</jats:sub>(3872) → J/ψγ decay is measured to be<jats:disp-formula> <jats:alternatives> <jats:tex-math>$$ \frac{\Gamma_{\chi_{c1}(3872)\to \uppsi \left(2\textrm{S}\right)\gamma }}{\Gamma_{\chi_{c1}(3872)\to \textrm{J}/\uppsi \gamma }}=1.67\pm 0.21\pm 0.12\pm 0.04, $$</jats:tex-math> <mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"> <mml:mfrac> <mml:msub> <mml:mi>Γ</mml:mi> <mml:mrow> <mml:msub> <mml:mi>χ</mml:mi> <mml:mrow> <mml:mi>c</mml:mi> <mml:mn>1</mml:mn> </mml:mrow> </mml:msub> <mml:mfenced> <mml:mn>3872</mml:mn> </mml:mfenced> <mml:mo>→</mml:mo> <mml:mi>ψ</mml:mi> <mml:mfenced> <mml:mrow> <mml:mn>2</mml:mn> <mml:mi>S</mml:mi> </mml:mrow> </mml:mfenced> <mml:mi>γ</mml:mi> </mml:mrow> </mml:msub> <mml:msub> <mml:mi>Γ</mml:mi> <mml:mrow> <mml:msub> <mml:mi>χ</mml:mi> <mml:mrow> <mml:mi>c</mml:mi> <mml:mn>1</mml:mn> </mml:mrow> </mml:msub> <mml:mfenced> <mml:mn>3872</mml:mn> </mml:mfenced> <mml:mo>→</mml:mo> <mml:mi>J</mml:mi> <mml:mo>/</mml:mo> <mml:mi>ψ</mml:mi> <mml:mi>γ</mml:mi> </mml:mrow> </mml:msub> </mml:mfrac> <mml:mo>=</mml:mo> <mml:mn>1.67</mml:mn> <mml:mo>±</mml:mo> <mml:mn>0.21</mml:mn> <mml:mo>±</mml:mo> <mml:mn>0.12</mml:mn> <mml:mo>±</mml:mo> <mml:mn>0.04</mml:mn> <mml:mo>,</mml:mo> </mml:math> </jats:alternatives> </jats:disp-formula> </jats:p> <jats:p>where the first uncertainty is statistical, the second systematic and the third is due to the uncertainties on the branching fractions of the ψ(2S) and J/ψ mesons. The measured ratio makes the interpretation of the χ<jats:sub>c1</jats:sub>(3872) state as a pure D<jats:sup>0</jats:sup> <jats:inline-formula> <jats:alternatives> <jats:tex-math>$$ {\overline{\textrm{D}}}^{\ast 0} $$</jats:tex-math> <mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"> <mml:msup> <mml:mover> <mml:mi>D</mml:mi> <mml:mo>¯</mml:mo> </mml:mover> <mml:mrow> <mml:mo>∗</mml:mo> <mml:mn>0</mml:mn> </mml:mrow> </mml:msup> </mml:math> </jats:alternatives> </jats:inline-formula> + <jats:inline-formula> <jats:alternatives> <jats:tex-math>$$ {\overline{\textrm{D}}}^0 $$</jats:tex-math> <mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"> <mml:msup> <mml:mover> <mml:mi>D</mml:mi> <mml:mo>¯</mml:mo> </mml:mover> <mml:mn>0</mml:mn> </mml:msup> </mml:math> </jats:alternatives> </jats:inline-formula> D<jats:sup>*0</jats:sup> molecule questionable and strongly indicates a sizeable compact charmonium or tetraquark component within the χ<jats:sub>c1</jats:sub>(3872) state.</jats:p>

Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled Keywords: 5106 Nuclear and Plasma Physics, 5107 Particle and High Energy Physics, 4902 Mathematical Physics, 49 Mathematical Sciences, 51 Physical Sciences
Divisions: Faculty of Science and Engineering
Faculty of Science and Engineering > School of Physical Sciences
Depositing User: Symplectic Admin
Date Deposited: 09 Dec 2024 09:48
Last Modified: 21 Mar 2025 09:19
DOI: 10.1007/jhep11(2024)121
Open Access URL: https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/JHEP...
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URI: https://livrepository.liverpool.ac.uk/id/eprint/3189071